Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1925 — Page 1

D. C. STEPHENSON ENTERS STATE PRISON

IMPEACHMENT OF OFFICIALS IN TEXAS PLANNED State Representative Plans To Call Special Session Os Legislature <l' I*. stnff f’orre«pnnd A nt) Dallas, Tex.. Nov. 21 Representative T. K. Irwin of the Texas legislature told the I’nitul Press today he was preparing ;i pet'tion lor calling a special session of the Texas legislature Io Im* convened not later lhan Jan. 10, 1920. “for impeachment purposes.” Ills petition will be in the mall tonight, addressed to all members of the Texas legislature, he said. Representative Irwin explained that any member, acording to the Texas statutes, has the privilege of railing a special session of the legislature any time for impeachment. "in view of disclosures made and the outcome of Attorney General Moody's suit against the American Road company, a special session of [ t.he legislating to bring impeachment charges is imperative,” Irwin i declared. — o Wrecked Automobile Belonged To Frank Hower The Overland touring ear which 1 was wrecked on State Road 21 just south of Decatur Thursday night, beI longed to Frank “Red” Hower, of this city, it was learned today. Mr. Hower slated that Julius Roop and Archie Smith, two local young men. took his ear Thursday and he did uot know it. He said he did not know it was his car that was wrecked until he read the description in the Daily Democrat yesterday evening. He made a trip to the scene of the wreck and identified his car. The license plates on the car, which had been issued to Newton Spencer, of Fort Wayne, were on a car which Mr. Hower bought in Fort Wayne, recently, he said, and the two boys had put them on the ar that was wrecked. Embalmers Hold District Meeting At Hartford City Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Black, local undertakers, attended a district convention of undertakers at Hartford City yesterday. Professor Charles Morsham, of Chicago, lectured on embalming and gave demonstrations. The next district convention will be held in Decatur in about three monthsTHIEVES TAKE CLOVER SEED Twelve Bushels Os Sweet Clover Seed Stolen From Linn Grove Elevator Thieves broke into the Linn Grove • levator sometime last night and carried away 12 bushels of sweet clover seed. Entrance was gained through a side window. Indications were that the thieves had carried the seed to a waiting automobile or truck. Nothing else was missed from the elevator. Sheriff John Baker was notified this morning and he made an investigation, but no clues could he found. A similar theft was reported by the elevator at Willshire. Ohio, last Wednesday morning. Thieves broke into the Willshire elevator Tuesday night and carried away 10 bushels of clover seed. Although police officials of Van Wert county, Ohio, and Adams, county have been investigating, no dues to that robbery have been found, either. — - ■—o Dr. Beavers Appointed Pennsylvania Surgeon Dr.' Ben S. Beavers, of this city, has been appointed company surgeon for the Richmond division of the Penntsylvanfta, railroad company for Decatur.

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7 hanksgiving Proclamation I lie ever moving cycle h is again brought to ns the htirvesl period. Nature has contributed to the festival. 11 may sen in (hat the distribution ol bread and rags has been uneven; perhaps we have been more greedy Hum generous. Ind one thing remains incessantly and everlastingly the same tin* harvest. In conformity with the custom of our Fathers, and in conformity with Stale and National usages. I. ||. M. DeVoss, as Mayor ol the city ol Decatur, Indiana, suggest and recommend that on I htirsday. November 26, 1925, we, the people of the city ol Decatur am! community, whole heartedly renew our allegiance and give I hanks Io God that His mercy endlirelh. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand ami the seal ol the citv of Decatur. Indiana, this 21st dttv of November. 1925. 11. M. DE VOSS, Mayor City of Decatur, Indiana.

Babe Ruth’s Auto Is Wrecked In Massachusetts Blackstone. Mass.. Nov. 21.—(United Press) —An automobile said to belong to Babe R uh was wrecked ami four persons, including the "punt king’s” chauffeur anil three women, were seriously injured in an accident on Dead, Man’s snrve hero today. The accident occurred when (he machine, travelling at high speed, according to police, ran off the highway and crashed into a railroad ' bridge. Those injured were William Bailey. Ruth's negro chaueffeur. bis wife. Laura; Mrs. William Bancroft and Dorothy Fay of South Sudbury. All were taken to a hospital in Weansocket, It. L.. wljere the names , of Mrs. Bailey and Mrs Bancroft , were placed on the danger list. [ Bailey was to be questioned by authorities in connection with the accident. Ruth is said to be in New York. RADIO TROUBLE IS TRACED DOWN Interference Found To Be 1 Coming From G. E. Immergency Power Line Clear radio reception during the i football games this afternoon and over Sunday was assured this morning when (lie interference, which has ruined reception throughout the city during the past week, was located 1 in a h'gh tension wire and the current shut off until Monday. Represenstatives of the Indiana Setiiee corporation of Fort Wayne uerp in Decatur this morning investigating the trouble. The iutereference was located in the high tension line running from Fort Wayne to this city, , which is owned by the General Electrie company. The high tension line is used by the General Electric plant here as an inunergency line, in ease a breakdown occurs in the city plant, which furnishes the current for the factory. The current was shut off tile wire this morning and immediately the interference disappeared. S.nee the power company's linemen do not work on Saturday afternoons, it was decided to shut off the power on that line unitl Monday morning, when the linemen will return to this city and trace down the trouble. It will be necessary to turn the power on intermittenly on Monday, in order that the "leak” can be traced. , Since the interference has been bothering local radio fans, George Wetuhoff. president of the Adams county radio club, has been making an effort to have the trouble stopped. Other fans have made an effort to ■ trace down the interference, also. Homer Kuhl, local agent of the fraction company, also took the matter up with his company. 'Bazaar Opens At I), C. IL S. 'Auditorium Next Tuesday The bazzaar will open at the < atholic high school auditorium nexf Tuesday. Supper will be served each evening and on Thanksgiving afternoon and again on Saturday after- ; noon the bazaar will be opened to the public. Stands and booths will be arranged in the auditorium and many useful articles and gifts will be sold. The public is invited to attend.

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QUEEN TO BE BURIED FRIDAY England Will Pay Marked Tribute To Queen \ Mother Alexandria •” I'. I' —l'p ’l'linlnn • » London, No. - . 21—Queen Mother; Alexandria will be levied Friday at Windsor in the vaults where,her hns-i band King Edward, and eight other English kings lie. In keeping with the wishes she ex-1 pressed in life, the body will be tak-j en there from her Sandringham. i stnti where she passed away yes- I terday. surrounded by her son. Kingl George, and others of the royal family. England will pay her marked tribute of mourning unparalleled since King Edw.ird was buried 16 vears neo and at Westminster Abbey at 11:3(1 a in. Friday a memorial service will occur simultaneously with the funeral services at Windsor. British Sub Disaster Is Due To Collision 1C I* soft cor- -no-el.■(>■ > London. Nov 21 —The lost British monitor submarine M l met a fate similar to the United States submarine S-51. This was revealed today when the admiralty announced that a report of the master of the steamer Vidar at Stockholm and examination of the Vidar’s hull showed the M-l disaster was due to a collision with the steamer- —_ o - Gas Exnlosion Wrecks Building; Man Killed It - . I*. Staff Corresnnnden*> Martins Ferry. 0., Nov. 21 —One man was fatally injured and four were hurt seriously when a gas explosion wrecked a two story frame building here today. MRS, VERA MAY WRIGHT IS DEAD Young Mother Dies At Hospital In Fort Wayne After Short! Illness Mrs. Vera May Wright died this morning at tin - Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne, after a week's illness. She had showed slight improvement since lier removal to the hospital and her death came as a shock to her relatives and many friends. Mrs. Wright was twenty years of age. Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband; a six-months old son, Jack Eldon; her father. Nelson May, of Poneto; lour sisters, Mrs. Bessie Girod, Mrs. Mabel Archer, and Mrs Elva Metcalfe, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Beatrice Barkley, of Hoagland; two brothers. Lee May. of Sturgis, Michigan, and Wilbur Muy. of Fort Sheridan. Illinois; a .step-mother. Mrs. Ura Muy; three step-sisters, Viola Bower. Clara Bower and Ella Connett; and four step-brothers, Ervin Bower, Paul Bower, Dwight Bower and Gerald Bower. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs Alice Bollinger, of this city, at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon and from the United Brethern church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery.

CONTINUE PROBE OF BABY'S DEATH II Mother Questioned AI I Night; Child’s Body To Be Exhumed (l - P. Stiff < •wn.l -1 * Chicago, Nov. 21 —Mrs. Grace A. Allen 36. life of a wealthy Chicago I business man, was questioned 1 throughout tin* night and until an early hour this morning In connec- j tion with the investigation into the i death of her five weeks old baby. | State's Attorney Robert E. Crowei personally directed the examination j and later called in Dr. William C. I Krohn, noted alienist, to observe Mrs. I Allen. In another room John R. Allen, the husband, was questioned. The body of the chilli, buried two days ago. will he exhumed lor further tf-pminatlon. it. was announced This decision was made early today when the city chemist reported he had found traces of chloroform in the vital organs of the child Dr. William D McNally, the chemist, said he found indications that the | child had been fed chloroform with milk Mrs. Allen told police she did not recall whether she had prepared the i bottle of milk on the night of the tragedy. Speeding Auto Dashes Into Interurban’s Path Brazil. Ind . Nov. 21. (United Press) ' — Speeding to get ahead of allot her mat hine. an auto containing three men ' from Bloomington, Ind., dashed in front of an interurban car here last night. Paul Sarr, 25. was killed and his companions. Wayne Hendricks, 20. and Ism Oltop. 40. were knocked unconscious. They were released from the hospital early today. Toledo Holds Man-Hunt For Club-Weilding Fiend Toledo. 0.. Nov. 21—(United Pressi —The most Intensive manhunt in the anals of Toledo was under way today tor the fiend who. wielding a club, has struck down seven women here, causing the deatli of two of them. The man, characterized as the 'monster of the night,” struck down Mrs. Kathryn Knight, a housewife, last night, and two hours later made an unsuccessful attempt to club Miss Pauline Wlnover, a sa'es girl. The attacks have occurred over a period of six weeks. One of the man’s victims died from her injuries and a second was found dead between two houses, her body mutilated. State Livestock Breeders’ Association Ollers Medals Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 21 — A gold medal will be awarded by the Indiana Livestock Breeders' Association to the owner of any colt in the state which makes a gain of 600 pounds from the time it is weaned until the fall a year later. The announement of this award made by F. G. King, secretary of the association also specified that the colt must have been shown in at least one approved horse show. Bronze and silver medals are offered to owners whose colts show smaller gains. Postoffice Robbed Os $75,000 Worth Os Stamps Superior. Win., Nov. 21. -(United Press)—ln modern Robin Hood style, five bandits robbed tlie Superior postoffice of $75,00(1 worth of stamps and $125 in cash early today. They robbed assistant Postmaster C. J. McGill of his keys, forced him to divulge tlie combination of the postoffice safe and looted it. Sheriff's deputies said they thought It looked like an inside job. Postmuster F. S Thompson, however, is confident it was not. Weather Generally fair tonight and Sunday; colder Sunday and in north and central portions tonight.

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increase In Cotton Production Forecast Bulletin Washington. Nov. 21. — (United Press i —A United States cotton production of 15.2!iX.iiuti bales of sno pounds gros s weight, was forecast by the United Slates agracultnral department today on the basis of November 14 indications. Last year the production was 13.627,936 hales, the h ghest in five years PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS MAIL Post Offices Ask Co-oper-ation Os Public During Rush Season "Tlie Post Offices will make everv effort to handle Christmas malls without congestion and delay, but owing to the enormous volume th's can be done only with the cooperation of the public.” This statement was released recent ly. by the United States Post Ossie de. part inent and now is in tlie hands of every postmaster in the country. Vaiu|ihle information has also been released regarding the sending of Christmas packages and cards. The’Post Office department urges that tlie public cooperate with the department and. if packages an - mailed according to the present regulations, the department has systematized its I delivery so that all parcels aifti cards will reach their destinations before Christmas. The bulletin issued recently follows in part: "All parcels must be securely wrapped or packed. Use heavy paper and twine. "Articles easily broken or crushed must he crated or securely wrapped. Perishable articles must be marked lon the outside of package. "Addresses should be complete. All articles should be sent fully prepaid. No parcel more than 84 inches in length and girth can he sent parcel post. Weight regulations are 50 and 70 pounds "Christmas packages weighing more than eight ounces should be brought directly to the main post office. "Christmas gifts and cards addressed to points within one day's travel should be mailed not later than December 20; within two day's travel, December 18, lor more distant points not later than December 14. Parcels << OXTIXI Ell OX PAGE TW O)

ROBINSON TO BE CANBIDHTE Indiana’s New Senator To Seek Election To Short Term Post , —: . ' Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 21. — (United Press)—Senator Arthur R. Robinson , ha. s definitely announced his candidacy for the short term republican , nomination for senate in the primary election next May. "It lias been generally understood that I would be a candidate for the short term nomination and. of course, I will be." Robinson said. Senator Robinson and Senator Watson will leave today for Washington without any avowed candidate in the field against I item. Whether the two senators will be forced into a combination, in event of opposition, depends upon developments. Elected Secretary Os ''Feachers Retirement Fund Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 21 —O. H. Griest. of Winchester, will become secretary of the State Teachers Retirement fund Feb. 2, it became known today. Griest was elected to the office at a meeting of the trustees of the fund last night.

| Findlay, Ohio, Is Ardent Booster For Direct Auto Routes Speaking at a meeting held nt In diana. Pennsylvania, last wee-: In the Interest of the propped Benjamin Franklin trnncontlnenta! highway, which is routed through this city. It. Clint Cole, of Findlay, Ohio, a form er congressman, told h-s audience that a careful survey of ills own town of Findlay showed that the tourist travelers over the Dixie Highway left at least $500,000 in that town every year. The Dixie runs north and south through Findlay. "Findlay missed.” said Mr. Cole, "securing two main east and west trunk line railroads in the days of til,, railroad routes were being fixed, through lack of interest, ami enterprise. Hence it is off the main line. But we determined to secure a place on the Dixie Highway, and did. We are determined to secure a place on an east and west transcontinental highway also. That is the reason my friends and myself have come two hundred and seventy miles to meet and confer with you Pennsylvanians. The states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are taking cate of their part and we are confident Pennsylvania will do the same. A ma'n highway once established is there, for all time' Like tlie main railroad through lines, there will not be many of them, and those once fixed will be widened to hutidie the increased traffic rather than other new routes built. Good roads of France saved the war. and many of these were roads following the same routes built by Julius (COXTIXI ED OX PAGE TWO, - GANGSTER SHOT IN COURT ROOM Killing Occurs In Chicago During Inquest In Death Os Mike Vinci Bulletin Chicago. Nov. 21.— (United Press I In tlie presence ol police officials and a large crowd of spectators, Sam Vinci shot and killed John Mlnalti. alleged gangster. The kiltng occurred in the courtroom of Deputy Coroner Peter Trenatto. while an inquest was on in the death of Mike Vinci. Sam's brother. Vinci was seized before he could attempt to escape. o_

Two More Killings In Chicago Beer War Chicago, Nov. 21. (United Press, t With two more killings added to tlie list of beer war fatalities, police today looked for further depopulation of tlie local colony of gangsters. Abraham Goldstein, better known as “Pete tlie Peddler." and known as an intimate of “Samoots" Amatnna. slain beer baron, was shot to death j in a drug store last night. Two men j riddled him with bullets and then I drove away. About the same time. Marion Mas 1 carelli. former deputy sheriff, was i shot to deatli by three men. He managed to empty his revolver at the men as he sank dying to tlie ground, [ but none of the assailants was hurt. Police believe the two killings are | an outgrowth of the Amatuna slay 1 ing. One min was killed shortly at-1 ter the Amatuna funeral, making i three deaths so far in the battle of [ the various beer running factions. p * FOOTBALL RESULTS Final Harvard, 0; Yale, 0. First Halfl Indiana, 0; Purdue, 0. Northwestern, 10; Notre Dame, 0. Illinois, It; Ohio. 2. Yale, 0; Harvard, 0. Syracuse, 0; Niagara, 0. First Quarter Illinois, 7; Ohio State, 0. Indiana. 0; Purdue, 0. Michigan, 7; Minesota, 0. Lafayette, 7; Lehigh, 0. Columbia, 7; Alfred, 0. Brown, (»; New Hampshire, 0.

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FORMER DRAGON OF KLAN STARTS LIFE SENTENCE Man Who Boasted He Was The Law Becomes A Nameless Convict LOSES NONE OF HIS NONCHALANCE •I’ !’ Staff Correspondent) Shite Penitentiary. Michigan C.ity, Ind., Nov. 21 1). C. Stephenson, convicted murderer ol Miss Mudge (Iberhollzer, former dragon ol the Ku Klux Klan the man who boasted lit* Was the law today became a ' nameless convict and stepped ; from the threshhold of the livI ing world into the gloom of eternal prison twilight. Just a few routine details —taking of finger prints, bertiliion measurements, a change to prison garli ami Stephenson became a numbered eouviet sentenced to spend the remaindet of his natural life in the state prison. Tlie sheriff’s auto, carrying the ; former dragon, roared into the prison courtyard at 11:12. A second car cont.lining news [paper men arrived shortly after the auto bearing Stephenson. Prison j officials were waiting. None of tlie ■ nonchalance that marked tlie con victed man’s manner throughout his ! trial, left him as he faced a life of imprisonment. Smiling and Joking, he walked with the little group of i officers to tlie offices where he lost his worldly idenity. Stephenson was given the prison number 11.148. By these numerals he will be known the remainder of I his natural life unless he should | cure a new trial and acquittal or be , granted executive clemency later. The former dragon entered the I prison confident of ultimately securing his freedom "The fight is only starting" he sai>l. "I didn't have a chance for a I fair trial at Noblesville with the mob hissing and shouting during the proceedings." Already his attorneys are preparing the necessary records of tlie tiial and conviction to seek a now [trial and if that is denied by Special i Judge Sparks an appeal is to be taklen to the state supreme court. St'eplieuson went through exactly th esame routine as the hundreds of ■>'ber men who have entered the gloomy walls of the prison before him to expiate the crimes of which they were convicted. “We put him through the same ! I <>XTI X l ED <>X PAGE FOIK)

BATH HOy SE IS BEING ERECTED Building at North End of New Swimming Poo is Under Roof. Already | The bath house building in connection with the municipal swimming pool al tile Water Works park, on N'orl hEifth street, is under roof and tile interior wotk is being complet|ed. The bath house is erected at the | north end of the paik and faces the ! pool to the south One side will be i used as a dressing room for men ami ■boys and the other for girls and wo- ' men. Separate dressing rooms will also be installer! in the bath house. Toilets, showers ami other conveniences will be provided in the building and a shower will be placed outside of tlie building for the convenience of bathers. In tip’ center of the building will be space for a concession stand, where > a man will be in charge. A space for la check room will also b" in the confession department. The big concrete pool i seompleted. hut water will not be turned into it until next spring. A safety or cyclone fence will be placed around the pool so that no one can enter it without going through the general admission gate and plans are being made to keep the pool in a very sanilt tary condition throughout the season.